Black bear hunting results…

Black bear hunting results in orphaned cubs, period. Spring and Fall hunts. Few hunters can tell the difference between male and female bears, even with training. And cubs do not always follow close to mom. A mother bear may stash her cubs in a tree while out foraging, bold cubs may lag behind her. Already Ontario has a high volume of orphaned cubs. Both the fall and spring hunts need to end. Your bears are more valuable alive than dead. They bring tourists to Ontario and they provide ecological services that are needed by both the environment and the humans that dwell in it. Stop the bear hunt entirely, do not consider expanding it.

I doubt that the majority of voices that want the hunt to end will be heard. And so if this is the case and the minority wins again, then please increase the fines for killing a female bear substantially. Ensure that money gets directed to the Bear rehab facilities to take care of the increase of orphans that is sure to come.